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Post by dablueboy on Apr 10, 2021 16:16:29 GMT -5
Being reported by a few sources that Raw PBP man Tom Phillips is being replaced as of Monday by former ESPN sportscaster Adnan Virk, don’t know how true this is, but if so what a bizarre decision to once again take their best announcer off air, unless Cole is finally stepping aside and Tom replaces him back on SD
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Post by Chiral on Apr 10, 2021 16:21:04 GMT -5
Why the f*** do they keep benching Phillips if this is true?
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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2021 16:21:50 GMT -5
Didn’t they just sign a former commentator for a sports broadcaster? Why don’t they just use him if that’s the case?
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Post by Legion on Apr 10, 2021 16:28:10 GMT -5
Apparently Corey is heading to Raw as well, so Joe is either off commentary or off to SD.
Byron is staying put.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Apr 10, 2021 16:28:38 GMT -5
GENERAL ADNAN IS COMING BACK?
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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2021 16:31:03 GMT -5
Apparently Corey is heading to Raw as well, so Joe is either off commentary or off to SD. Byron is staying put. I feel like there’s more shifts in terms of the commentary team then literally anything else in the company, whether through their own decisions or outside of their control.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2021 16:33:15 GMT -5
Apparently Corey is heading to Raw as well, so Joe is either off commentary or off to SD. Byron is staying put. Joe's an excellent commentator, but I hope this means he's ready for one final run in the ring. I'd like to see him have a proper retirement match against AJ, Drew or Lashley.
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Post by ppl591 on Apr 10, 2021 17:48:22 GMT -5
Adnan virk was a sportscaster here in canada when wwe was on the score before rogers bought them. Seemed like he was always taking shots at wrestling and the fans so this is a shock to me
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Post by dbrussel on Apr 10, 2021 17:52:30 GMT -5
From the Wrestlinginc article:
"Virk is a Canadian sportscaster who had hosted The Score in Canada. He worked for ESPN from 2010 until 2019, when he was fired for allegedly leaking ESPN information to the media" “I know that I made a mistake,” Virk told The Washington Post. “I would have thought that everything I’d done for the company would count for something. Whatever happens in life you say: ‘What’s the action? What’s the result of the action? Who’s the person? And how important are they to the company?’ Ultimately, I’m hurt that I was that replaceable for doing something I thought was relatively benign.
“I feel like they wanted to make an example of me.”
Great start.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Apr 10, 2021 17:54:13 GMT -5
I hope Tom and Joe are on Smackdown. Hell, add Nigel too. Maybe time for Cole to step out.
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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2021 17:56:34 GMT -5
From the Wrestlinginc article: "Virk is a Canadian sportscaster who had hosted The Score in Canada. He worked for ESPN from 2010 until 2019, when he was fired for allegedly leaking ESPN information to the media" “I know that I made a mistake,” Virk told The Washington Post. “I would have thought that everything I’d done for the company would count for something. Whatever happens in life you say: ‘What’s the action? What’s the result of the action? Who’s the person? And how important are they to the company?’ Ultimately, I’m hurt that I was that replaceable for doing something I thought was relatively benign. “I feel like they wanted to make an example of me.” Great start. Sounds like a perfect hire to me.
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Post by PKO on Apr 10, 2021 18:04:14 GMT -5
Why the f*** do they keep benching Phillips if this is true? If he wants to be a commentator and they keep shelving him, I’d say Phillips should just leave. He is the best lead announcer and they don’t act like it; but then again, this is the company that has wanted Michael Cole to be the voice of WWE for the better part of two decades, so evidently we disagree on what makes a good announcer. For picking up the pieces after the absolute shambles of Vic and Dio on RAW, Phillips deserved a big time raise.
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Post by fw91 on Apr 10, 2021 18:09:06 GMT -5
I really don’t know why Cole gets the hate that he does, and I don’t mean that in the sense that he’s good. I mean it in a way that all announcers are pretty interchangeable in this era.
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Post by lucas_lee on Apr 10, 2021 18:18:58 GMT -5
Didn’t they just sign a former commentator for a sports broadcaster? Why don’t they just use him if that’s the case? Jimmy Smith is only being used for Pre show stuff. They should honestly use him though
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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2021 18:20:11 GMT -5
Didn’t they just sign a former commentator for a sports broadcaster? Why don’t they just use him if that’s the case? Jimmy Smith is only being used for Pre show stuff. They should honestly use him though Didn’t he say himself he’s not being limited to that? So he could end up going somewhere.
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Post by The Zombie Mod The on Apr 10, 2021 18:28:23 GMT -5
I really don’t know why Cole gets the hate that he does, and I don’t mean that in the sense that he’s good. I mean it in a way that all announcers are pretty interchangeable in this era. the few times he's not had someone in his ear he's been tolerable, but even then his catchphrases are terrible and incredibly forced.
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Post by fw91 on Apr 10, 2021 18:30:37 GMT -5
I really don’t know why Cole gets the hate that he does, and I don’t mean that in the sense that he’s good. I mean it in a way that all announcers are pretty interchangeable in this era. the few times he's not had someone in his ear he's been tolerable, but even then his catchphrases are terrible and incredibly forced. but that would be anybody in his spot. My point is. No one is much better or worse on Play by Play in the company
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Apr 10, 2021 18:45:29 GMT -5
Tom Phillips is pretty underrated as a commentator and he should be utilised better.
Vic Joseph is really good on NXT as well.
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Post by romanstylesiii on Apr 10, 2021 18:46:38 GMT -5
The way Vince produces talent, they all just sound the same anyways, so WTF is the point of this???
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 10, 2021 18:48:34 GMT -5
I liked Adnan on ESPN but this isn’t the job for him
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